Interim Central Library Director Candy Bertelson recently posted to the project listserv to share what Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon is doing for their September Project, Banned Books Week, Freedom to Read, and the 2008 Election. Their events include: Writers Talking: Join Jewel Lansing who will discuss her book Portland: People, Politics, and Power, [...]
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September Project events for children, teens, and adults at all eight branches of Arapahoe (CO) Library District
Posted in children, community collaboration, discussion, film screening, library system, music, public library, public talk, resources, teens, voter education, voter registration, youth on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
All eight branches of the Arapahoe Library District, a public library system serving more than 200,000 residents living in Arapahoe County and other major suburban counties that make up the greater metropolitan area surrounding Denver, Colorado, are participating in this year’s September Project in a big way. It’s exciting when entire library systems get involved [...]
Waffle Brunch with Benjamin Franklin at Beaufort Branch Library!
Posted in community brunch, cool project, discussion, film screening, food, public library, public talk, voter education, tagged Constitution, film screening, food, impersonator, public library on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, Beaufort Branch Library adult events programmer Amanda Brewer emailed the September Project listserv to share the following news: The Beaufort Branch Library in Beaufort, SC is a medium-sized library located along the beautiful South Carolina coast known as the Lowcountry. This is our first time joining the September Project! As the adult events [...]
September Project events at Campbell County (VA) Public Library System
Posted in banned books week, book exhibit, essay contest, public library, rural libraries, voter education, tagged banned books week, book exhibit, essay contest, Long Island Coalition Against Censorship, public library, rural libraries, voter education on July 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This morning, Nan Carmack, Director of the Campbell County Public Library System, posted to the September Project listserv to share her library’s events: Campbell Co. Public Library System, in rural Virginia, will be participating by displaying feature titles as well as the Banned Books Exhibit from the Long Island Coalition Against Censorship (in conjunction with [...]